sonartae

Old Irish

Etymology

From sonairt (strong) +‎ -e (forms abstracts from adjectives). The non-palatalization seen in the Milan glosses is regular, while the palatalization in the Würzburg glosses is secondary.

Noun

sonartae f

  1. strength

Declension

Feminine iā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative sonartaeL sonartaiL sonartai
vocative sonartaeL sonartaiL sonartai
accusative sonartaiN sonartaiL sonartai
genitive sonartae sonartaeL sonartaeN
dative sonartaiL sonartaib sonartaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: sonairte

Mutation

Mutation of sonartae
radical lenition nasalization
sonartae ṡonartae sonartae

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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